Thuan Le Elston was born in South Vietnam, and her family left a week before Saigon fell in 1975. A former LOS ANGELES TIMES reporter, she has been a member of the USA TODAY Editor...view moreThuan Le Elston was born in South Vietnam, and her family left a week before Saigon fell in 1975. A former LOS ANGELES TIMES reporter, she has been a member of the USA TODAY Editorial Board since 2005. One of her few non-journalism jobs was a speaking role in Oliver Stone's movie HEAVEN AND EARTH.view less